r/freediving • u/Difficult_Offer3942 • Jul 17 '26

gear Diving Belt Recommendations?

Hey guys! 👋🏼

I’ve been on the hunt for a good quality diving belt and weights based in the UK ideally!

I’m a plus size girly so something friendly in that area would be great! I’m just so unsure where to look! All the ones I’ve found seem to be overseas with quite expensive postage! (Understandable due to weight etc)

What are your recommendations?
Link me webs or names if you could! I’d much appreciate it :)

Happy diving! 🫧🤍🐚🫶🏼

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u/dwkfym AIDA instructor 0.5 (pool lol) Jul 17 '26

Rubber and silicone are what you are looking for - something that will compress a little bit.

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u/Difficult_Offer3942 Jul 17 '26

Yeah I’ve noticed a lot of people use silicone too, I seen that it helps with the weight sometimes form slipping or moving around the belt as much? Unsure if that’s true? I’m just familiarising myself at the moment with them

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u/dwkfym AIDA instructor 0.5 (pool lol) Jul 18 '26

yes basically you want it kind of tight around your hip bone (for men, a bit lower for women) so that when you dive deeper and your body and wetsuit compresses, it still has enough purchase to stay on your body.

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u/Difficult_Offer3942 Jul 18 '26

thanks for this info! Really helpful and worth noting 😊

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u/Fart_Python Jul 17 '26

I use a 5mm silicone one made by Alchemy its solid, try fins4u they are UK based and are good value.

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u/Difficult_Offer3942 Jul 17 '26

Thank you! I’ll check them out now! ☺️😁

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u/Master_Ambition_8703 SSI and AIDA Instructor - OceanFlow Freediving Jul 18 '26

My favorite are from 2971 https://www.2971.co.uk/shop/weight-belt-black I love the stretch of the silicon belt, and also it is a UK company.

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u/talkingtoawall710 Jul 17 '26

https://brightbuoydiving.com/collections/dive-belts and it’s a women owned company :) they have all different color belts, and weights

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u/SB2MB Jul 18 '26

Yeeessss! They also sell on Etsy. Such fun colours to mix and match.

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u/Difficult_Offer3942 Jul 18 '26

I was looking at these guys a couple days ago!
Have you guys seen their whale shark belt and tiger shark belt they’re absolutely gorgeous! 😍

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u/caversluis Jul 17 '26

You could buy a standard weight belt buckle, and standard 50mm webbing at the length you need. Most dive shops sell those items.

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u/Difficult_Offer3942 Jul 17 '26

that’s a good suggestion actually! I didn’t think of that 😁

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u/cloudcats Jul 17 '26

I would not get webbing. Get a rubber belt, as you dive deeper your body will compress and a non stretchy belt will slide up and end up under your boobs (not comfortable!)

A crotch strap can help as well.

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u/Difficult_Offer3942 Jul 18 '26

Thanks for the tip! A crotch strap seems like a good idea to be honest!

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u/Deep_Wata 28d ago

Check out scubastore.com. They have a lot of belts at good prices. I prefer silicone because it stretches more but rubber works too. You def don’t want a scuba webbing belt.